From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 9 15:30:45 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E25016A40A for ; Fri, 9 Mar 2007 15:30:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from david.robillard@gmail.com) Received: from nz-out-0506.google.com (nz-out-0506.google.com [64.233.162.227]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4BC0513C4C4 for ; Fri, 9 Mar 2007 15:30:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from david.robillard@gmail.com) Received: by nz-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id r28so716653nza for ; Fri, 09 Mar 2007 07:30:44 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition; b=aRV5bGIus9/Y99M+QlDD+ICuBL6oXazQ+XZcuQSpMOgYyoeOI0cebqy50rK8c9ny3J2uML0gLwPLVF3gDdkLtiDU3c40ZIqp9NTHJYXH3BbaqYA4O3Dwxlq6ldTTIER//RHGCjtI3DjfR3gjMGOISrTQzIs667HcAjgn1s13ojk= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition; b=QdJzEol1aqUB8cE+0rJgZ3BJq7zaE/6X/mMxnyRsI7B/zSwOLj4t4wOkLgVp4HiVhPD05tGaafn+lIYui+VHTktOjF5r55LkRJEZ1010C90NN6+BBi/eojJbFqJCHe+EJv+i5NjZDejfNmRcqt7MBRItVDojQ47QtlKI+leIMaE= Received: by 10.65.213.4 with SMTP id p4mr2916600qbq.1173454244575; Fri, 09 Mar 2007 07:30:44 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.64.210.7 with HTTP; Fri, 9 Mar 2007 07:30:44 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <226ae0c60703090730n12678b0cwfb5cf4e80f2dbeb3@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 10:30:44 -0500 From: "David Robillard" To: "FreeBSD Questions" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Cc: Jerry McAllister Subject: Re: remote install of 6.2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:30:45 -0000 > I have a remote machine running 4.8-p21. The system has two disks in > it, but only one is used on a daily basis (the other is filled via dd > every now and then). > > I want to get this remote machine running 6.2, so I figured I'ld > install the new OS on the second disk, then boot off the second disk, > leaving the original first disk with all the user data on it (plus as > a way to back out). > > When I try to use /stand/sysinstall for this it seg-faults > early in the installation, but after the "Commit" step. Hi Jerry, If you have a 6.2 machine handy, you can create dump files of each filesystem using dump(8), cpio(1) or pax(1) or whatever you're used to. Ship those dump files to your 4.8 machine via scp(1). Then use bsdlabel(8) to partition your second hard disk (the one you whish to install 6.2 on). Create filesystems on those new partitions. Mount those new filesystems into a chroot, for example /mnt/root, /mnt/usr, /mnt/var, etc. Then extract your dump files onto those new partitions. Don't forget to install a boot block on your disk with `bsdlabel -B` or with boot0cfg(8). That should do it. If you need more detailed step-by-step instructions, just say so, I'll send something on the list. Have fun, David -- David Robillard UNIX systems administrator & Oracle DBA CISSP, RHCE & Sun Certified Security Administrator Montreal: +1 514 966 0122